Public Health Program Director

eBusiness Solutions Inc.; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

eBusiness Solutions Inc. seeks a Public Health Program Director to ensure program, contract, and model requirements are met, delivering high-quality home visiting services for pregnant women, young children, and high-risk families across Tennessee.

The role leads state office operations, coordinates with affiliates, and guides evaluation and quality improvement efforts. Hybrid schedule with office days, statewide travel, and quarterly Nashville visits are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood, home visiting, family support, or a related field; master’s preferred.
• Maternal or child health experience; two years of prevention-focused home visiting experience preferred.
• Leadership experience in consultation, training, supervision, or administration preferred.
• Knowledge of home visiting for pregnant women and families with young children.
• Experience in program monitoring, planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and consultation.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, training, and meeting facilitation skills.
• Must live in Tennessee when hired.
• Hybrid role with at least one office day each week; travel in Tennessee required.

Responsibilities

• Help lead Tennessee’s Parents as Teachers state office, including statewide coordination, affiliate support, and model replication.
• Provide training, technical assistance, quality improvement, and work with the national office.
• Support local grantees through consultation, contract updates, quality reviews, site visits, needs assessment, and program improvement.
• Lead model meetings and Communities of Practice; align policies, referrals, and services with early childhood systems.
• Work with ECI staff, the Epidemiologist, and CQI Director to review measures, evaluate interventions, and improve quality.
• Assist with grants, conferences, and other manager-assigned work; join state and national committees and advisory groups.
• Build strong state and local partnerships; represent TDH, promote health equity and workforce diversity, reduce disparities.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Training & facilitation

Policy alignment

Quality improvement

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's preferred

Job description

We are seeking a Public Health Program Director to help ensure program, contract, and model requirements are met and that high-quality home visiting services to improve outcomes for pregnant women, young children, and high-risk families across Tennessee.

Key Responsibilities

• Help lead Tennessee’s Parents as Teachers state office, including statewide coordination, affiliate support, model replication, training, technical assistance, quality improvement, and work with the national office.
• Support local grantees through consultation, contract updates, quality reviews, site visits, needs assessment, and program improvement.
• Lead model meetings and Communities of Practice, and align policies, referrals, and services with Tennessee’s early childhood and evidence-based home visiting systems.
• Work with ECI staff, the Epidemiologist, and CQI Director to review measures, evaluate interventions, and improve quality.
• Assist with grants, conferences, and other manager-assigned work; join state and national committees and advisory groups.
• Build strong state and local partnerships, represent TDH, promote health equity and workforce diversity, reduce disparities, and include parent and family voices.

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in early childhood, home visiting, family support, or a related field; master’s preferred.
• Maternal or child health experience; two years of prevention-focused home visiting experience preferred.
• Leadership experience in consultation, training, supervision, or administration preferred.
• Knowledge of home visiting for pregnant women and families with young children.
• Experience in program monitoring, planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and consultation.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, stakeholder engagement, training, and meeting facilitation skills.
• Must live in Tennessee when hired.
• Hybrid role with at least one office day each week; extra office days and in-person TDH meetings may be required.
• Travel within Tennessee is required and may include national meetings, conferences, and state events.
• First-day onboarding and laptop pickup are in Nashville. Nashville visits are required at least quarterly or as requested for meetings and professional development; travel to the central office is not reimbursed.
• Typical schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 37.5 hours per week. No overtime eligibility.